What is the Least Common Multiple of 48468 and 48472?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 48468 and 48472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48468 and 48472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48468,48472) = 4
LCM(48468,48472) = ( 48468 × 48472) / 4
LCM(48468,48472) = 2349340896 / 4
LCM(48468,48472) = 587335224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48468 and 48472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48468 and 48472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48468 and 48472.

Prime Factorization of 48468

Prime Factorization of 48472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48468 and 48472.

LCM(48468,48472) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 577¹ × 73¹ × 83¹
LCM(48468,48472) = 587335224